The Shape Of Ice - Hardcover

Hurd CH CBE, Rt Hon Lord Douglas

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0316640328 ISBN 13: 9780316640329

Verlag: Little, Brown, 1998

Inhaltsangabe

(Douglas Hurd's fine political novel, set in the near future, eloquently conveys the sheer anarchic pressure of political life at the top - the way problems jostle for attention in the day, with the small ones prevailing because they are urgent, and the pressure slowly building until it distorts judgement and relationships. With the narrative momentum of a good thriller, THE SHAPE OF ICE reflects the way ominous events can develop from near-invisibility into momentous crises, like the slowly growing iceberg that finally sank the Titanic. PM Simon Russell's personal alarm clock is ticking away. Beyond No.10. prison riots, bombs in Ireland, corporate blackmail in China and civil unrest in Russia jostle for his attention. From the smallest details of the PM's office to the global significance of an international crisis, THE SHAPE OF ICE unfolds the political process with real authenticity)

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A fascinating portrait of his chosen trade (Max Hastings, EVENING STANDARD)

full of sharp observation and fascinating detail...a riveting read (SUNDAY TELEGRAPH)

an intriguing, unusual and ambitious consideration of the political life (MAIL ON SUNDAY)

It is a rare book that demands a reread within a few months of its being put down... THE SHAPE OF ICE slips into that category. (FINANCIAL TIMES)

Biografía del autor:

Douglas Hurd is a former Minister for Northern Ireland and Foreign Secretary in Margaret Thatcher's Government. He was also Political Secretary to Edward Heath when he was Prime Minister (1970-74), becoming Lord Hurd of Westwell in the 1997 honours lists.

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• Verlag: Little, Brown
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0316640328
• ISBN 13: 9780316640329
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 288